Kora-class corvette: Difference between revisions

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*{{INRConvert|365|c|lk=on|year=2022}} (Mauritius, FY 2014)

The primary role of the ''Kora'' class is as surface combatants. They are armed with four quad-launchers for 3M-24 anti-ship missiles (Russian: [[Kh-35 Uran]], NATO: SS-N-25 Switchblade).<ref name="gs-kora">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/p-kora.htm |title=Project 25A Kora Class |publisher=globalsecurity.org |date=9 July 2011 |access-date=27 September 2022}}</ref> The 3M-24E missile is guided by homing active radar and can carry {{convert|145|kg|abbr=on}} a warhead to a range of {{convert|130|km|abbr=on}} at Mach 0.9 speed. They are powered by two diesel engines.<ref name="br-kora">{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Active/176-Kora-Class.html |title=Kora (Type 25A) Class |publisher=Bharat-Rakshak.com |access-date=27 September 2022}}</ref> A [[HAL Chetak]] or [[HAL Dhruv]] helicopter can operate from the vessel. They also have anti-air shoulder-launched missiles ([[Strela 2|Strela-2M]] (Nato code name: SA-N-5 Grail)).The Strela-2M has a range of {{convert|4.2|km|abbr=on}} and a speed of Mach 1.75. [[INS Kulish (P63)|INS ''Kulish'']] is equipped with two Igla surface-to-air missile launchers.

A simpler version exported to Mauritius in 2014 cost approximately {{INRConvert|365|c|lk=on|year=2022}}.

In 2012, it was reported that [[Military of Mauritius|Mauritius]] had ordered 2 vessels based on this class from the Garden Reach Shipbuilders.<ref>{{cite web|title=Surface Force: An Indian First |url=http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htsurf/articles/20120430.aspx |publisher=Strategy Page |date=30 April 2012 |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>

| rowspan="2" | [[Port Blair]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/andaman-islands-get-first-missile-corvette/1/636068.html |title=Andaman islands get first missile Corvette|date=6 April 2016 |work=India Today |agency=PTI |access-date=6 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=INS Kulish joins ANC |url=http://echoofindia.com/port-blair-ins-kulish-joins-anc-136624 |work=The Echo of India |date=21 December 2017 |location=Port Blair |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Roy |first1=Sanjib Kumar |title=INS KULISH arrives in Andaman and Nicobar Command |url=http://www.andamansheekha.com/2017/12/21/ins-kulish-arrives-andaman-nicobar-command/ |work=Andaman Sheekha |date=21 December 2022}}</ref>

| 2 August 2013<ref name="tnie-3aug13">{{cite news|last1=Bipindra |first1=N. C. |title=India-made warship for Mauritius launched |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2013/aug/03/India-made-warship-for-Mauritius-launched-503203.html |work=The New Indian Express |date=3 August 2022}}</ref>

| 12 March 2015<ref>{{cite web|title=State Visit of Indian PM: New OPV, the CGS Barracuda, commissioned |url=http://www.govmu.org/English/News/Pages/State-Visit-of-Indian-PM-New-OPV,-the-CGS-Barracuda,-commissioned.aspx |publisher=Government of Mauritius |date=16 March 2022}}</ref>